Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tofu balls. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tofu Balls is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Tofu Balls is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook tofu balls using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Tofu Balls:

1. Make ready 7 firm tofu
2. Make ready 113 g shrimps
3. Take 1/4 carrot (shredded)
4. Take 2 stalks scallions (thinly sliced)
5. Prepare 1 red chili (sliced)
6. Make ready 2 cloves garlic (minced)
7. Make ready 1 tsp ground coriander
8. Take 2 tbs cornstarch
9. Prepare 1 tsp salt
10. Get 1/2 tsp pepper
11. Prepare 1 whole egg
12. Prepare 1 lemon/lime
13. Prepare 30-50 ml water
14. Prepare Birds eye chilies (optional)

Steps to make Tofu Balls:

1. Peel and devein the shrimps. Chopped them into small size. Squeeze lemon/lime juice over the shrimps to remove the smell. Set aside.
2. Mash the tofu in a big bowl into small chunks.
3. Prepare the herbs. Mince the garlic, slice the chilies and scallions, plus cut and shred the carrot. Add them into the tofu bowl.
4. Add the shrimps and all seasonings. Mix them well.
5. Make a hole in the middle of the mixture. Add the egg in the hole. Mix them well while adding water little by little into a nice consistency. Be careful not to put too many water or else the tofu balls will fall apart when cooking.
6. Finally shape the mixture into balls. Depends on their size, we can make around 17-20 balls.
7. At this point you have 2 option for cooking them, steam or deep fry.
8. Steam: use cooking paper at the base of steamer for easier cleaning. Place the tofu balls and steam them for about 7-10 minutes.
9. Deep-fry: beat an egg in a bowl. Add 2 tbs of water and mix them well. Dip the tofu balls in the egg mixture then deep fry them in hot oil over medium low heat until golden brown.
10. Serve while it's hot. You can eat them with chili sauce or fresh birds eye chilies.

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